ACQUIT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ACQUIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACQUIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACQUIT is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACQUIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACQUIT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACQUIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does ACQUIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To declare officially that someone is not guilty of a crime.
A jury may acquit when the evidence is weak. In a wider sense, to acquit oneself is to behave in a certain way.
How ACQUIT is used
Used in courts and in the phrase acquit oneself well.
- The jury will acquit him of the charge.
- She did acquit herself with grace.
- The court chose to acquit the driver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACQUIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACQUIT
16 longer words begin with ACQUIT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACQUIT
Common questions about ACQUIT
- Is ACQUIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACQUIT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACQUIT worth?
- ACQUIT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACQUIT mean?
- To declare officially that someone is not guilty of a crime.
- What letters can be added to ACQUIT?
- ACQUIT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACQUIT:
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